Mutation breeding is an important tool in bringing genetic variability in plants. Different physical and chemical mutagens are used in mutation breeding to enhance variability. The present experiment was conducted to induce genetic variability in Vicia faba L. var. Vikrant, an au...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/13765
This study was aimed at determining the effect of hyperglycaemia and glysuria on the antimicrobial susceptibility of pathogens isolated in UTI. 236 patients visiting the out-patient department of University of Uyo Health Centre presenting with symptoms of urinary tract infection...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/11205
Aim: Letrozole, a non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor, prevents the body from producing its own estrogen. The objective of the present study was to explore the fabrication and evaluation of natural biodegradable polymeric Letrozole implant for long term drug release targeting postm...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/12432
Aim: The aim of the present investigation was to enhance the dissolution rate of a poorly water soluble drug, aprepitant, by preparation of solid dispersion with hydrophilic carrier, poloxamer 188, using solvent evaporation method. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pharm...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/10561
Aim: The effect of Ethanol Leaf Extract of Moringa oleifera (ELMO) on uterine smooth muscles of non- pregnant female rats was studied in vitro with a view to finding out the mechanism(s) for observed effects. Experiential Design: In vitro studies using isolated rat’s uteri. Metho...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/12140
Aims: To study the response of Washington navel orange fruits to some natural post harvest treatments under cold storage. Study Design: A randomized complete block design with three replicates was used. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out during two successive...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/12222
The maximum likelihood estimator does not always maximize the expected log-likelihood when estimating the exponential distribution using a small data set. The maximum likelihood estimator should be multiplied by a positive constant that only depends on the amount of data.
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/13658
Background: Almost all people in the societies are facing new e-Services everyday and it is essential for the implementers to have enough users for the new implemented service. An e-Service without users would be a failure. Therefore, before implementing the e-Services the adopti...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/11073
This paper investigated the influence of wrinkle-resistant treatment on the UV protection properties of 100% cotton knitted fabric with different structures. UV measurement was carried out using a spectrophotometer. The results revealed that the wrinkle-resistant treatment has le...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13885
Rosa Raybaudi-Massilia, Alírica I. Suárez, Francisco Arvelo, Jonathan Mosqueda-Melgar, Felipe Sojo, Alexandra Zambrano & María I. Calderón-Gabaldón·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2014
Aims: To evaluate the cytotoxic activity of aqueous and alcoholic extracts from Annona muricata L (soursop) seed and pulp on human tumor cell lines of breast, prostate and cervix; as well as the antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of those extracts. Study Design: For cytotox...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13587
Aims: Neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE), may present as a wide range of symptomatology where cognitive impairment could play a key role in the prognosis of SLE patients. Presentation of Case: A 24 year-old female was admitted in 1999 in unconsciousness. Crania...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13043
Litani River is described as the most important river in Lebanon. Even though, high rainfall is often recorded in the Litani River basin, but several physical and anthropogenic changes in this area are affecting the hydrologic regime. This issue has been exacerbated in the last d...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13038
The main concern of this paper is to derive the TL-moments (Trimmed Linear moments) of the exponentiated Pareto distribution (EPD) and use the TL-moments to estimate the unknown parameters of the EPD. Many special cases may be obtained such as L-moments (Linear moments), LH-momen...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/12047
The Precambrian (Pütürge Metamorphites), the Eocene (Maden Complex), the Permo-Carboniferous (Malatya Metamorphites), the tertiary conglomerates and the alluvial formation all crop out in the vicinity of the magnetite-apatite ore deposits of Pınarbaşı. The Malatya Metamorphite...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/9793
Aim: Local trade of the honeybee products (honey and beeswax) in Sudan goes back to many centuries and there is increasingly demand for honey and other honeybees-by-products in the markets, in most of the areas of Sudan. Yet, there is few scientific information and database on th...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/12386